Word: mural
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...here, eight years after its author became world famous, is Anil's Ghost (Knopf; 307 pages; $25). The new novel seems, at first, very much of a piece with its acclaimed predecessor. Once again, the story unfolds episodically, with frequent time shifts, as if a dark mural were being illuminated by flashbulbs. Once again, a small group of characters--several men and a woman who forms the emotional link between them--struggle to maintain their hold on reality, whatever that has come to mean, amid the pervasive violence...
...athletes and non-athletes alike, engage in activities for the pure enjoyment of them, not because people are cheering in the background. Of all the sporting events that I have witnessed as a Harvard student, some of the most impassioned have been those of inter-mural sports. These athletes, and yes they are athletes despite their lack of a major H, battle it out for themselves and their team/housemates. An empty MAC or QRAC does not hinder their enthusiasm...
...veritable shrine to the area's history. On the walls are a collage of black and white photographs of Cambridge Street and the deli from 50 years ago. A mural in the back of the restaurant includes a life-size painting of Mitchell's great-grandmother...
...wall, a sign says "Food Not Bombs" alongside a picture of a hand lifting a carrot into the sky. On the door of the walk-in pantry there is a mural of Dr.Seuss' Lorax and magnets of naked people streak across the refrigerator. Surrounded by the Wall of Spices, the Wall of Beans, and the Wall of Tea, Weller points little note cards explaining the medicinal properties of each tea box. "Chaste Berry," for example, will "ease PMS" and "reduce horniness...
...hippie commune. People here shop at the Gap, for Christ's sake," objects Weddington to suggestions that most Co-opers are very leftist. The Gap? But what about the big poster on the wall protesting Gap sweatshop use? At the top of one flight of stairs is a mural, known as the "Tribute to Karl Marx." Surrounding a photo of the socialist and a rising red Communist star, the words "Workers of the World Unite" are written in a plethora of languages. The dining room is decorated with half a dozen Communist posters in vivid reds and oranges. "Not everyone...